McCormack got his 'facts wrong' on medivac bill

14/02/2019|2min

Sky News host Laura Jayes says Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack 'got his facts wrong' regarding the medivac bill during an interview with Sky News on Thursday.
Mr McCormack claimed the legislation will allow 'spivs, and rapists and murderers' to be transferred to Australia for medical treatment.
The medivac bill is designed to give doctors a greater say over whether asylum seekers in offshore detention centres can be flown to Australia for medical treatment, though still allows the Home Affairs minister to reject transfers on security grounds.
Ms Jayes says despite what Mr McCormack says, the bill does not allow 'rapists and murderers' housed in offshore detention to come to Australia.